Welsh heartthrob Tom Ellis—best known in the U.K. for “Miranda” and “EastEnders”—is about to make new fans stateside as the titular hard-partying, high-priced, morally conflicted doctor on USA’s new drama, created by Jonathan Levine.

Oscar-nominated for his screenplays for “The Queen” and “Frost/Nixon,” writer-producer Peter Morgan tells another true story with “Rush,” examining the 1976 Formula One racing rivalry between England’s James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Austria’s Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl).

Bruhl has two hotly-anticipated movies at the Toronto Film Festival, both portraying real people. In "The Fifth Estate," he stars opposite Benedict Cumberbatch; in Ron Howard's "Rush," he plays race car driver Niki Lauda, a performance that is already earning Oscar buzz.